Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Science and Medical Writing

The Department of English offers a 15-hour post-baccalaureate certificate in science and medical writing designed for graduate students and working professionals. The courses in this program will help advanced students to improve their ability to produce print and electronic genres, including research papers, grant applications, graphics, and social media, that will aid them to advance their work and move forward in their careers. The program can be completed online to allow working professionals and graduate students maximum flexibility.

Certificate Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this certificate program, students will develop advanced proficiencies in the following:

Analyzing complex rhetorical situations [SMW1]

Selecting and composing appropriate print and electronic genres to advance projects in a range of organizational contexts [SMW2]

Using digital applications to compose and design effective texts [SMW3]

*Students can transfer 3 hours from another department or UNC system university with the approval of the coordinator of the certificate program.

How to Apply

Graduate students in English are not eligible to earn a separate certificate but will earn a concentration instead and should contact the Graduate Coordinator, Dr. Meghan Sweeney, for details.

Applicants who seek admission to the post-baccalaureate certificate in science and medical writing must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in this country, or its equivalent in a foreign institution based on a four-year program, and have a strong overall academic record with a "B" average or better in the basic courses required in the area of the proposed certificate program.

To apply for admission to the post-baccalaureate certificate in science and medical writing, the candidate must submit the following: